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Former WNBA player Vanessa Hayden is going public with something most people would prefer to hide: The Orlando resident will share her weight problems on national television. Hayden weighs 366 pounds as she begins the reality series "The Bigger Loser: Glory Days," debuting at 8 p.m. Thursday on NBC. "My weight became an issue when I stopped playing basketball," said Hayden, 32, who left the WNBA in 2010. "I had surgery on my knee. My body didn't recover. I became sedentary, I was working a desk job, the combination of being comfortable and complacent. I lost my way." The 6-foot-4 former center, a star at Boone High and the University of Florida,...

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Former WNBA player Vanessa Hayden is going public with something most people would prefer to hide: The Orlando resident will share her weight problems on national television.
Hayden weighs 366 pounds as she begins the reality series "The Bigger...

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